| Other author/creator | Whipper, Lucille, 1928- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Gines, Denise, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Lucille Whipper |
| Portion of title |
Honorable Lucille Whipper |
| Abstract |
Academic and government administrator Lucille Simmons Whipper was born on June 6, 1928 in Charleston, South Carolina. Whipper received her B.A degree in economics and sociology from Talladega College, her M.A degree in political science from the University of Chicago and earned a certificate in guidance and counseling at South Carolina State University. She was appointed to serve as Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Human Relations at the College of Charleston in 1972. Whipper became the first African American administrator and developed the College's first affirmative action plan. With the support of members of the Charleston County delegation and the President of the College, she established the Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston. Whipper was the vice chairman of the Democratic Party Convention in 1972. In 1985, she became the first African American female to serve as an elected state official from the Tri-County area. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer |
Denise Gines, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 2007 February 1. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2007.039 HistoryMakers |
